The Thomas Aveling School
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| Motto | An academy for success |
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| Established | 1990 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Paul Jackson |
| Location |
Arethusa Road Rochester Kent ME1 2UW England Coordinates: 51°21′52″N 0°30′09″E / 51.3645°N 0.5024°E |
| DfE number | 887/5451 |
| DfE URN | 137376 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Victory , Resolute , Cavalier , Achilles |
| Colours | Blue, Gold and White |
| Academy Trust | FPTA Academies |
| Website | www |
The Thomas Aveling School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Rochester, Kent, England.
The Thomas Aveling School was formed in 1990 after three local schools were closed. The former Warren Wood Boys’ School site was re-developed with new facilities added to the refurbished classroom and administration block and school hall. During the 1990s, the school became a grant-maintained school, allowing the Board of Governors the latitude to expand the facilities, including the addition of a sports hall in 1997. In 2001, the school received a positive Ofsted report.
In 1997, with the lapse of the grant-maintained system within England, the school became a foundation and was taken under the authority of the newly formed Medway LEA. The school went on to gain Technology College status and training school status. The school is now an academy and is independent of LEA control.
Due to the Thomas Aveling School being a relatively recent development (1990), its history is not extensive. However, new facilities for the school have been built continually. These include a major development of the Learning Resource Centre & Community Library (2002), a music recording studio (2003), fitness & media suites (2004), a post-16 science lab.(2005) a design & technology suite (2006), and a brand new drama facility (2008). There are plans for major new sports facilities.
The school is named after Thomas Aveling, a partner in the world's largest manufacturer of steam rollers in the 19th century, named Aveling and Porter, who were located in Rochester. This gives reason to the existence of a steam roller on the badge of the school uniform. The two trees that cross one another represent the merging of Warren Wood Boys and Warren Wood Girls in order to create the Thomas Aveling School.
In Years 7 and 8 students study English, Maths, Science, Design Technology, PE, RE, PSHE, History, Geography, Art (and textiles) and a Modern Foreign Language.
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